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2011 Projects and Activities

1.Collection and Provision of Information related to International Exchange and Cooperation

Collection and Provision of Information

1 Collection and Provision of information through TICC official website
 Hit count: 1,151,465 hits (yearly total) / 95,955 hits (monthly average)

2. Collection and provision of information through TICC mobile website
 Hit count: 31,806 hits (yearly total) / 2,651 hits (monthly average)

3 Publication of "Living Information (a comprehensive living guide for foreign residents)" on TICC official website
 Available languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean
 Available information: 138 topics (22 topics for "Tips for a Better Living Experience," 23 for "What to Do in Case of Emergency", 54 for "Living Guide", 39 for "Easy Japanese")
 Hit count: 393,042 hits (yearly total) / 32,754 hits (monthly average)

4 Event Calender (Publication of "Event Information" on TICC official website)
 Hit count: 294 hits (yearly total) / 25 hits (monthly average)

5 Information service at Information Corner
 Number of inquires (by phone calls, e-mails, etc.): 257 cases (yearly total) / 21 cases (monthly average)

PR Activities

1 Publication of "L'ESPACE (online monthly newsletter; issued on the 1st day of each month)" on TICC official website
 Hit count: 199,897 hits (yearly total) / 16,658 hits (monthly average)

2.Education and Coordination to Promote International Exchange and Cooperation

Coordination and Communication with international associations

1 Activities related to Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
(1) Recognized Local International Exchange Associations general meeting 2012(Friday, June 1, 2012)
(2) Recognized Local International Exchange Associations Kanto Region information exchange meeting 2012
Recognized Local International Exchange Associations Kanto Region Working Group on Partnership for Emergencies meeting (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)

2 Activities related to international associations of local governments
(1) Tokyo International Exchange Groups Association general and executive meetings (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)
(2) Workshop
First workshop: Friday, November 9, 2012
Theme: "Ideas and methods of fund-raising"
Lecturer: Fumihiko Kan, Representative, Cause-Action LLC
Participation: 21 participants
Second workshop: Monday, December 3, 2012
Theme: "PR strategies utilizing online"
Lecturer: Fumihiko Kan, Representative, Cause-Action LLC
Participation: 24 participants
(3) Preparation and Publication of Tokyo International Exchange Groups Association Members Directory 2012 edition

3 Implementation of Free Professional Consultations for Foreign Residents and other related activities

(1) Free Professional Consultations for Foreign Residents (19 times) 　
Total number of consultation cases: 278 cases /
Volunteer translators: 306 translators in 21 languages
(2) Tokyo Supporting Network for Foreign Residents management meetings (4 times)
(3) Workshops for interpreters and consultants
1) Theme: "Matching trainee; let's hold its consultations for ourselves"
Date: Saturday, July 14, 2012
Attendance: 13 people
2) Theme:"How we can provide translation support during the disaster"
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Attendance: 11 people
(4) Advertisement for Free Professional Consultation for Foreign Residents
Publication and distribution of flyers of Free Professional Consultations for Foreign Residents (3 types in 12 languages; 10,700 copies total)

Holding of International Citizen Forum in TOKYO

1. International Citizen Forum in TOKYO
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2013
Location: Tokyo Womens Plaza
Program: 4 working sessions
Attendance: 145 people

Holding of Association for International Communication and Cooperation TOKYO

1. Association for International Communication and Cooperation TOKYO general meeting (once)
2. Planning Committee meetings (4 times)
3. Information Distribution Working Group meetings (2 times)

Production and provision of "The disaster-awareness video"

1. Title: "When an Earthquake Strikes -Cautions & Preparations-"
2. Contents: With the aim of imparting knowledge for disaster prevention to foreign residents, preparing against large-scale disasters in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the video was produced to appeal to eye of foreigners with some memorable images of animation in four languages. (5 min. and 30 sec.)
3. Release date: 11am, February 28, 2013
 - TICC official website
 - YouTube, "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Channel"
 - niconico DOUGA, "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Channel"